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In 2001, with Cristian Confalonieri, you founded the platform Fuorisalone.it, and in 2009 you created the Brera Design District, a project that has now become an international brand. Then there is the added element of Studiolabo, your communication design studio. Let’s take a trip in time. Show us an imaginary photograph of your first Fuorisalone. […]

The transformative power that architecture exerts on places, in exteriors and interiors, is plain to see in any context. There is an ongoing, unstoppable process pursued with the goals of adding value, conversion, restoring memory, growing economies, and changing behaviors. This all produces different results in the setting and the community – some unexpected. As […]

In times when the boundaries between art and design are becoming increasingly blurred, Milan once again resonates as the European capital of design with the opening of Delvis Unlimited’s first European flagship store on Via Fatebenefratelli. This 100 square meter space, nestled in the vibrant heart of the Brera design district and echoing the atmosphere […]

The new Open Air collection by Meridiani embodies a wonderful, dreamy imagery. Among the brand’s unprecedented outdoor proposals, there is a refined, bourgeois atmosphere that is at the same time relaxed and welcoming. A taste that evokes the style of “Dolce Vita” as depicted in Fellini’s famous film: the freedom, dynamism and pleasure of the […]

Gervasoni holds deep roots in the landscape of Italian craftsmanship. Originating in the Udine province in 1882 as a small artisan shop specializing in wickerwork, the “Premiata Società Friulana per l’Industria del Vimini” was taken over by Giovanni Gervasoni in 1925 and has since journeyed through the Italian design history of the 20th century. Today, […]

To build from nothing. This is the factor shared by a large portion of the enlightened entrepreneurial community that has taken the excellence of Made in Italy out into the world. With the force of family ties and territorial roots. Stories of creative brilliance and passionate labor, including the history of Borzalino.  The Tuscan interior […]

“The place to be” might be the slogan of Salotto NYC, the new hub founded by nine Italian talents residing in New York, with a focus on different expressions of creativity. A structure where design, graphics, video, film, illustration and the digital dimension coexist in perfect synergy. Salotto NYC is a loft in Brooklyn (84 […]

The work is the result of an international competition launched by the City of Ostrava to transform a dilapidated old slaughterhouse whose soot-reddened brickwork bore witness to the city’s industrial history. As the architects explain, “although its walls were dilapidated and battered in many places by huge holes, we took these deficiencies at face value and […]

The award-winning Sampei lamp, recipient of the XXIII Compasso d’Oro, is a mesmerizing piece designed by Enzo Calabrese and Davide Groppi. Its design, inspired by a swaying fishing rod, captivates. The Sampei project, birthed in 2011 by Enzo Calabrese and Davide Groppi, bagged the prestigious XXIII ADI Compasso d’Oro Award. Mimicking a dynamic fishing rod […]

The atmsophere created as the sun sets in public outdoor spaces is important. Clara, the brainchild of Chiara Caberlon working in collaboration with Marco Forbicioni and produced by Contardi Lighting is highly evocative. A refined interpretation of the classic lantern, it has a shade made from resin with a rattan cane effect that ensures a […]

The history and unique charm of New York’s TRiBeCa neighborhood revive in the prestigious residential project 108 Leonard. Originally designed by the Gilded Age architects McKim, Mead & White in 1898 as the headquarters for the New York Life Insurance Company, the building has been repurposed for residential use to accommodate 160 luxurious apartments.  The […]

DATA SHEET Hotel operator: A Regent Hotel/IHGArchitectural project: Richard LavelleInterior design: Tristan AuerFurnishings: Armchairs, Casa Padrino, Tristan AuerLighting: Contardi, Napo et JeannotTerracotta wall: Fornace PolironeBlack and white lavastone screen: RanieriPhoto credits: Amaury Laparra, Romeo Balancourt Commanding a powerful position over the Croisette, France’s glamorous city and its bay, The historic Carlton Cannes, built in 1913, […]

Established in the heart of Stockholm in 1870, Bukowskis is more than a simple auction house: it is a beacon guiding art enthusiasts and collectors worldwide. While deeply anchored in the Nordic region, its influence extends far beyond, thanks to the global Bonhams network, amplifying its reach from Stockholm to Sydney. Bukowskis’ successful approach integrates […]

Ferragamo’s new women’s boutique, which has just opened in Milan, is a place that celebrates almost 100 years of Made in Italy, of constant innovation, design and surprising inventions: it is no coincidence that some of the brilliant shoemaker’s historic models are on display, such as the gold leather and nylon fishing line sandal (which […]

Aesthetic sensibility, innovation and modern, eclectic design: all this goes into the evocative, surprising works of Riccardo Fornoni, born in 1994, from Mantua, whose activity ranges from interior design to art direction, productions of animation for brands, magazines and designers to the creation of works of art. With a degree in architecture from the Milan […]

The protection of artisanal culture and cultural contaminations stand out among the main threads of the next edition of Dubai Art Week (1-3 March). “Threads” is precisely the word that foreshadows the textile works on view in the city at the showroom of Jaipur Rugs: the brand specialized in handwoven carpets made in Jaipur (India) […]

Riyadh, the vibrant capital of Saudi Arabia, is going through a period of extraordinary real estate development. Amidst this building fervor, a new and brilliant chapter stands out in the history of interior design: the opening of Sitia‘s new showroom. A distinctive brand in the field of creating seats for contract spaces, Sitia stands out […]

On 10 April, at the flagship store of Poltrona Frau in Milan, during Milano Design Week, the presentation of the new version of the famous Vanity Fair XC armchair, in a collaboration between two pinnacles of Italian craftsmanship and creativity: Poltrona Frau and Fornasetti. Available in an edition of just 50 pieces, the chair designed […]

“Milan has always fascinated me, and takes me back to the memory of my father, his lively personality, creativity and long-term vision. He was born here, and it was here that he began his entrepreneurial dream. Now it has also become the start of my story,” says Silvia Gallotti, CEO of Gallotti & Radice, presenting […]

“Silence is golden,” the old saying goes, and it sounds more accurate than ever today. Analyses and predictions regarding the market for acoustic corrections, in fact, suggest that the turnover in this sector is growing rapidly, and will continue to do so in the years to come, reaching a level of 18.25 billion dollars in […]